(Cross reference--Licenses and permits, Ch. 13. State law references--Sale by auction, G.L. 1956, Sec. 6A-2-328; auction sales--"auctioneer," G.L. 1956, Sec. 6A-6-107; duty on auction sales, G.L. 1956, Sec. 44-21-1 et seq.; auctioneers, G.L. 1956, Sec. 45-17-1 et seq.)
(a) Each and every auctioneer now or hereafter elected or appointed and qualified in and for the city shall keep in a proper book a full and complete record in ink, and in the English language, of the following facts concerning any and all articles, goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property received or purchased by him for sale at public auction or sold by him at public auction:
(1) A description of every article and of all goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property so received, purchased or sold.
(2) The full name and residence of the persons from whom any of the same was received or purchased, or for whom any of the same was sold.
(3) The full name and residence of each person, to whom any of the same was sold.
(4) The place and date of the receipt or purchase and of the sale of any of the same.
(5) The price at which any of the same was sold.
(b) Such record book and the place of business of any such auctioneer shall be subject to inspection and examination by the chief, deputy chief, chief of inspectors or any captain of police of the city, or any person authorized by any of the same at any reasonable hour. (Ch. No. 705, Sec. 2, 5-4-33)
No auctioneer shall make any false representation as to the character, quality, condition, value or present or previous ownership of any property offered for sale; substitute any other article for an article sold; hold any auction before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., except Fridays and Saturdays when the hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; hold any auction for a person who has not been in business continuously in the city at the same location at which such auction is contemplated for the period of one (1) year immediately preceding such auction; conduct any auction for a person who has sold property at auction in the city during the period of one (1) year immediately preceding the contemplated auction nor conduct any auction sale which shall continue for more than ten (10) days from the day of beginning of such sale; and no person shall act as an accomplice or capper for the purpose of making mock bids at any auction; provided, however, that the limitations hereinbefore contained as to the times and durations of auction sales and the persons for whom auctions may be held, shall not apply to auction sales of real estate, livestock, perishable fruits and produce, farming tools and implements, or of goods, wares and merchandise in job lots or at wholesale, nor to receivers or other judicial sales, sales by executors or administrators, by assignees under assignments for the benefit of creditors, by lienors or by public officers in the manner prescribed by law, nor to auction sales of used household furniture and effects purchased from or sold on account of a householder who has actually used such furniture and effects in his household in the city. (Ch. No. 705, Sec. 3, 5-4-33; Ch. No. 2395, Sec. 1, 4-21-69)